My dogs figured out how to program the Roomba. I can’t do it without the instructions, but they did it. It came on at approximately 3 AM and began noisily vacuuming the hallway, banging into the baseboards and knocking into the bedroom door repeatedly until I got up, cursing, and turned it off and escorted …
Dear Mrs. Crowley
I didn’t think the fact that Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in her recent book “Obama is a Kenyan Communist Muslim”, or whatever it was called, was such a big story, given that we will soon be ruled by the puppet of a Russian dictator, but Jay Rosen makes a good point: Here’s what I …
Late Night Social Notes Open Thread: True Glamour
George Clooney, @PaulMcCartney, and Meryl Streep were among the stars at the Obamas' farewell bash https://t.co/HMvdBoDgzF pic.twitter.com/10xdtz6EbK — Variety (@Variety) January 7, 2017 … They were among those spotted arriving at the White House for the late-evening event, along with Gloria Estefan, Magic Johnson, Anna Wintour, Bradley Cooper, Harvey Weinstein, Lorne Michaels, John Legend and …
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Open Thread: I’ll Miss Michelle Obama in the White House
"Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don't matter, or like you don't have a place in our American story, because you do." pic.twitter.com/GNeyLvM3l0 — laura olin (@lauraolin) January 7, 2017 … but I have every reason to believe she’ll still be fighting for the best of American values. Per the Washington …
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Open Thread — Football & Otherwise
So, today’s playoff games: I’m pulling for the Texans because I have a vestigial loathing for the Raiders, who are the favorite team of an erstwhile romantic rival. (I won — 20-year wedding anniversary this year. But I carry grudges. Why yes, I am of Irish descent — why do you ask?) Pulling for the …
Keep Hating Yourself
From my inbox: WASHINGTON – Today, the Democratic National Committee announced moderators for the DNC’s Future Forum series, which will feature candidates for DNC Chair and other DNC offices. […] The third DNC Future Forum, which will take place in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, February 4 at Wayne State University Community Arts Auditorium, will be …
Faunasphere: RIP Tilikum (and puppy mill dogs)
Note: The Caregiver’s Thread went pretty well, last time, so I’ll repeat it again tomorrow morning – probably at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. (Unless we get crowded out by breaking news.) Sorry for the lack of recent Faunaspheres. I’d have to say that most vegans and animal rights activists are as bummed by the recent election …
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